Dire Future Ocean Impacts On ID Chinook Highlight Need For Freshwater Habitat Restoration
“Dramatic increases in smolt survival are needed to overcome the negative impacts of climate change for this threatened species.” So conclude salmon researchers about Snake River spring/summer Chinook in a paper published this week and who say that the “urgency is greater than ever to identify successful solutions at a large scale” that yield stronger […]
WFC Sues WDFW Over South Fork Skykomish Summer Steelhead Program
Despite a written assurance from WDFW’s director that he wouldn’t release steelhead smolts reared for a new Skykomish River hatchery program without final federal go-ahead, a highly litigious environmental group sued the agency last week anyway.
Tips Needed To Help Solve Harney Co. Deer Darting, Wastage Case
The Oregon State Police is requesting the public’s assistance to help identify the person(s) responsible for the unlawful taking of at least three mule deer and wasting two of those deer in Harney County.
SW WA, Columbia Fishing Report (2-16-21)
Mainstem Columbia River: Sec 5 (Woodland) – One bank angler had no catch.
WDFW 2021-23 Hunt Proposals Reloaded For 2nd Round Of Comments
A slightly shorter late whitetail rifle hunt and no antler restrictions on bucks; an end to true spike restrictions for archers in the Colockum and Teanaway; fewer antlerless moose permits in the Colville area; opening the 4-O Wildlife Area to general season deer and elk hunters; standardizing fall bear season statewide.
Feb. 26 Salmon Forecast Reveal Kicks Off North Of Falcon Season-setting Process
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) fishery managers have scheduled a variety of opportunities for the public to participate in setting state-managed salmon fishing seasons for 2021, beginning with an annual salmon forecast meeting on Feb. 26.
WDFW To Capture, Collar Yakima Canyon Bighorns For New-to-WA ‘Test And Remove’ Process In Battle Against Wild Sheep Pneumonia
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife announced today the department will begin two rounds of aerial bighorn sheep captures through February in an effort to control the Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae (Movi) disease currently affecting the Yakima Canyon herd.
Coho Rumor Confirmed: 1.732 Million; Columbia Springer Season Parameters Outlined
Northwest salmon managers are forecasting an ocean abundance of at least 1.732 million coho off the coast this summer, confirming rumormongering here over the weekend.
Super Sunday Interception: Invasive Mussels Found On Boat At Oregon Checkpoint
Zebra mussels, an invasive species not found in Oregon, were found attached to a boat being hauled from Texas to Canada on Feb. 7.
SW WA, Lower Columbia, Gorge Pools Fishing Report (2-10-21)
Lower Columbia mainstem from Portland to Longview – 8 salmonid boats and 13 Washington bank rods were tallied during Saturday’s (2/6) effort count.
NSIA On Idaho Rep’s Snake Dam Plan: ‘Tremendous Implications For Real Salmon Recovery’
Congressman Mike Simpson (R-ID) has introduced a conceptual framework for a bold infrastructure package designed to modernize energy, transportation and agriculture systems, and recover salmon.
Rumor Central: OPI Ocean Coho Abundance Forecast Said To Be Strong
I’m not sure if the bonkers one is the ocean coho forecast that I’m hearing, or me for sharing it without Official Sources, Quotes & Footnotes, but probably it’s a little bit of both of us.
Oregon Spring Bear Permit App Deadline Coming Up
The deadline to apply for a spring bear hunt is Wednesday, Feb. 10 at 11:59 p.m.
Southern Oregon Man Sentenced For Poaching Crater Lake NP Bull Elk
On February 4, 2021, a White City, Oregon man was sentenced for violating the Lacey Act by illegally poaching a trophy bull elk in Crater Lake National Park, announced U.S. Attorney Billy J. Williams.
New Focus On Snake Dams Raises Hope For Salmon, Fisheries, Local Economies
When Buzz Ramsey talks, people tend to listen. I know I do. For decades upon decades now, the famed cowboy-hatted Northwest angler has been catching salmon and steelhead, tinkering with lures and sharing expert advice with fellow fishermen. Ramsey retired at the end of 2020 after a long career at Yakima Bait and Luhr Jensen, […]
Comment Open On Skykomish Summer Broodstock Steelhead Plan – This Time The Draft EA
Federal steelhead overseers are now seeking comment on a draft environmental assessment for a proposed new integrated summer-run broodstock program on the Skykomish.